Ensure VMs have approved extensions only
VM extensions should be limited to approved and necessary extensions.
Security Impact
Unauthorized extensions may introduce security vulnerabilities or data exfiltration risks.
How to Remediate
Review and remove unnecessary VM extensions. Use Azure Policy to restrict extension installation.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- azure-compute-3
- Service
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Category
- Configuration
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CIS Benchmark
- 7.4
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